Billy Corgan Quotes

Anything you say before a pandemic occurs sounds alarmist; anything you say after it occurs is inadequate.

COVID-19 is a national crisis, and we need a national response to address it.

Pandemics happen. When they do, they change the world.

There is nothing new about the sudden enthusiasm for aggressive government intervention during a health crisis. Throughout history, pandemics have led to an expansion of the power of the state.

As the COVID-19 situation evolves, we need to make sure we have enough medical professionals to care for people in need.

It's critically important that people trust you during a public health crisis.

This outbreak is moving ahead of efforts to control it.

'Contagion' should serve as a wake-up call not only about the germs, but perhaps more importantly about the frailty of governance, nationally and worldwide.

After all it really is all of humanity that is under threat during a pandemic.

Pandemic influenza is by nature an international issue; it requires an international solution.

We've all learned about this disease since it was first discovered several years ago in Europe. And so I think we've learned from the European experience.

This change to a higher phase of alert is a signal to governments, to ministries of health and other ministries, to the pharmaceutical industry and the business community that certain actions now should be undertaken with increased urgency and at an accelerated pace.

New diseases like SARS and bird flu cause anxiety in the community. People get worried, some to the extent that it even affects their health. You feel very sad, and yet you must carry on and maintain your cool in very trying and difficult moments. You have to tough it out.

We cannot think of the old days when we were dealing with SARS. It's a totally different ballgame now.

For a pandemic of moderate severity, this is one of our greatest challenges: helping people to understand when they do not need to worry, and when they do need to seek urgent care.

When there is an influenza threat, drop everything and focus on risks from influenza pandemics. When SARS spreads, focus on unknown respiratory diseases. This approach helps to quell public concern, but it's a hugely inefficient way to deal with future risks.

If we can provide even a few months of early warning for just one pandemic, the benefits will outweigh all the time and energy we're devoting. Imagine preventing health crises, not just responding to them.

I work to create systems that can accurately detect pandemics early, determine their likely importance, and, with any luck, crush those that have the potential to devastate us.

As a species, I think we have no choice but to try and forecast pandemics.

There are commonalities among all the pandemics that occur, and we can learn from them. One commonality is that they all come from animals. And the other commonality is that we wait too long.

There is a cost for investing in pandemic preparedness, but a much bigger cost for not investing in it.

The Ebola epidemic is the worst health emergency there has been in modern times.

The CDC and the federal government have already admitted that they have failed to get ahead of the spread of Ebola in Texas, and we aren't going to let that happen in Florida.

The hospital has adjusted itself in response to Covid-19, the influx of patients. So walking into the hospital, you immediately realize that you're playing a different ballgame.

Access to humanitarian assistance and information are all the more important during the Covid-19 pandemic.